<VV> start solenoid

[Dennis Pleau]

There are a couple of things I've seen over the years that give the symptoms
you saw.  The most common is a low battery.  It has enough voltage to
engage, but not enough to turn the motor over.  The friction between the
starter drive teeth and the flywheel is so much the spring can't push the
plunger back.  The other is leaving out the spring.

Make sure you battery is fully charged, and the cables are clean and tight.

dp

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 4:07 PM
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> start solenoid

Alrighty, figured it out.

The problem was a defect in the new solenoid assembly.  We took the cover
off the end and saw it clear as day, the disc inside was touching not only
the 12v contact and the contact to the starter, but also the "switch"
wire... feeding current back into the coil and preventing it from
deactivating until current was cut off to the 12v input (disconnecting the
battery).

Thanks all,

Ray R.